Hulu Perak District

Hulu Perak District
Daerah Hulu Perak
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiهولو ڤيراق
 • Chinese上霹雳县
Shàng Pīlì xiàn (Hanyu Pinyin)
 • Tamilஉலு பேராக் மாவட்டம்
Ulu Pērāk māvaṭṭam (Transliteration)
Location of Hulu Perak District in Perak
Location of Hulu Perak District in Perak
Map
Hulu Perak District is located in Malaysia
Hulu Perak District
Hulu Perak District
Location of Hulu Perak District in Malaysia
Coordinates: 5°20′N 101°15′E / 5.333°N 101.250°E / 5.333; 101.250
Country Malaysia
State Perak
SeatGerik
Local area government(s)Gerik District Council
(Gerik)
Lenggong District Council
(Lenggong)
Pengkalan Hulu District Council
(Pengkalan Hulu)
Government
 • District officern/a[1]
Area
 • Total
6,560.43 km2 (2,533.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
89,067
 • Estimate 
(2015)[4]
97,300
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (Not observed)
Postcode
33100 (Pengkalan Hulu)
33300 (Gerik)
33400 (Lenggong)
Calling code+6-05
Vehicle registration platesA

Hulu Perak District (Upper Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. It is the largest district in Perak. In the east of the district it borders the districts of Jeli and Gua Musang in Kelantan, to the west it borders Baling and Kulim Districts of Kedah, to the south it borders the district of Kuala Kangsar while to the south-west it borders the district of Larut, Matang and Selama. Hulu Perak also shares a border with Yala province's Betong district on the border with Thailand. The seat of the district is Gerik, which is also the largest town of the district.

The highest point in the district is the Ulu Titi Basah peak in the Titiwangsa Mountains. The peak is 1,533 m (5,030 ft) tall and is located near the Malaysia–Thailand border and Temenggor Lake.[5]

  1. ^ "Portal Rasmi Pejabat Daerah Dan Tanah Hulu Perak, Gerik - Pegawai Daerah". pdtgerik.perak.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Rancangan Tempatan Daerah Hulu Perak 2030 (Jilid 1)" (PDF) (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  3. ^ "Population Distribution and Basic Demographic Characteristics, 2010" (PDF). Department of Statistics, Malaysia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Perak 2040" (PDF). p. 316. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  5. ^ "Gunong Ulu Titi Basah: Thailand". Geographic.org. 1994-04-06. Retrieved 2013-04-30.

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